Since 1974

1974

A new Vision

In 1974 Comvita founders Claude Stratford and Alan Bougen imagined people living healthy lives. Bees were their inspiration, and honey their medicine.

Drawn by the hum

People were drawn to the same vision, hearing the stories of care for the community through good health. Paengaroa became home to Comvita, a place for people working with and learning from nature.

Caring

Through our colleagues, community & customers we share and receive knowledge and compassion, creating respectful relationships full of meaning and joy.

Curious

We constantly strive to improve the way we do things, we ask why and how might we, listen to others and nature, learning, understanding and sharing.

Courageous

We dare to be different, we challenge the status quo, embrace new ways and learn from our mistakes.

What a beekeeper dreamed

Connecting people to nature and good health. That’s how it all started in 1974. Today Comvita continues that vision by researching and selecting sources of natural ingredients, carefully tending and harvesting them to preserve their purity.

Purpose

Inspire, enable and empower people to live healthy, happy and vibrant lives.

Ethos

We began with a few guiding principles, and we still hold to them today: Preserve the purity of source, share knowledge, replant and replenish….

'NQ'

Nature's intelligence

Nature is our pure source. We research and select natural ingredients; tending and harvesting them with care to preserve their powerful healing intelligence.